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Ep #297

You may have noticed that I’ve tweaked my Functional Nerds bio because as of earlier this month, I have been “subsisting on Red Eyes and gallows humor for forty years.” That’s right. I’m a 40-year-old nerd, and I’m proud of it! You might not be able to immediately glean that from my outward appearance because […]

Apologies to all for the unintentional month-long hiatus–wait, what? Two months? Wow, damn. Sorry about that. Well I’m back, so let’s dive right in! In the last article, I referenced masterless samurai. Not a new concept in film and television, but there’s a sub-class of this loner-type hero I want to look at which I’ll […]

I’m going to slightly bend Patrick’s house rule of not discussing politics, religion, or barbecue, but only by making mention of the idea of private organizations picking up the slack of a shrunken and deregulated government. I don’t particularly advocate that idea, but it’s interesting to note a couple of ways that so-called Leftist, Pinko-Commie […]

As the newly appointed Retro Nerd, I’m here to take you through a Night Gallery-style tour of exhibits of geekdom past. But I’m not Professor Peabody, using candy to lure small children into my WABAC Machine. I’m not here to make you sing, “Those were the days.” This won’t be nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake, especially […]